Former Brock mayor didn't deserve coverage

Peterborough This Week

To the editor:
Re: ‘Former mayor finishes second in Durham by-election,’ published in the Nov. 29 edition of the Brock Citizen.
I’m astounded at your reporting of the recent by-election in the Durham riding.
I would think that if congratulations are are in order, they should certainly go to the neophyte Conservative candidate, Erin O’Toole, who won by an overwhelming majority.
While the Liberal candidate, Grant Hume, did not even get a mention, NDP candidate Larry O’Connor -- the disgraced former mayor of Brock Township -- was deified in a half-page article, worthy of the second coming of Christ.
This man and his lawyer scammed us out of $27,500 in unnecessary legal fees for no reason at all. If he had been willing to let democracy run its course with a recount, he would probably still be the mayor today, but like all left-wing loonies, he only respects democracy when it results in his favour.
I do not recall seeing this former mayor being denigrated in an ugly cartoon, such as you printed in this same edition, slagging off Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
Last spring, after being a Toronto Star subscriber for 40 years, I cancelled my subscription because of their childish bullying of Mayor Ford, our Prime Minister, and anyone else who tries to govern with common sense.
They have now offered me a 90-per-cent reduction to re-subscribe. I will take them up on their offer, simply because no other daily paper delivers in my rural area. Then I will cancel again when that offer expires.
I realize that you work under the thumb of the ‘Red’ Star, but wouldn’t it be wise to tone down the left-wing rhetoric, in deference to the more conservative attitudes of Brock Township?
If journalists would report the news without trying to put a political spin on every item, I would have some respect for them.
Save your left-wing loonyism for editorials -- I don’t read them anyway!